onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
cooperation; collaboration
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
drinking bout; merrymaking
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth